diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/ocaml/dune-release/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/ocaml/dune-release/default.nix
index 0eb56d3f539a..e3c8728cbfda 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/ocaml/dune-release/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/ocaml/dune-release/default.nix
@@ -32,14 +32,6 @@ in buildDunePackage rec {
     # to have a fixed path to the binary in nix store
     sed -i '/must_exist (Cmd\.v "curl"/d' lib/github.ml
 
-    # fix problems with git invocations in tests
-    for f in tests/bin/{delegate_info,errors,tag,no_doc,x-commit-hash}/run.t; do
-      # set bogus user info in git so git commit doesn't fail
-      sed -i '/git init/ a \    $ git config user.name test; git config user.email "pseudo@pseudo.invalid"' "$f"
-      # surpress hint to set default branch name
-      substituteInPlace "$f" --replace "git init" "git init -b main"
-    done
-
     # ignore weird yes error message
     sed -i 's/yes |/yes 2>\/dev\/null |/' tests/bin/no_doc/run.t
   '';